Technology & Society
According to FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg: Our goal is to regulate these products using the best possible science. Understanding nanotechnology remains a top priority within the agency’s regulatory science initiative and, in doing so, we will be prepared to
According to cleanrooms online: “The U.S. House of Representatives has passed H.R. 554, the National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act of 2009, by voice vote. The bill is intended to strengthen and provide transparency in federal research efforts to understand the
What do these two things have in common? According to MIT’s Technology review, a new material inspired by sea cucumbers “switches rapidly between rigid and flexible states.” This is important because “such a material may be useful in the design
There’s a cool article in this month’s Discover Magazine on nanoliquid developed at MIT. According to the article, “The liquid is a solution of small protein pieces that assemble into nanoscale fibers on contact, creating a gel that stops the